Where does “saago” come from?

saago (Finnish) comes from English sago, from Dutch sago, from Malay sagu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sagu.

saago (Finnish): sago

Definitions

  1. sago

Ancestry of “saago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsagoA powdered starch obtained from certain palms...
2DutchsagoA powdered starch obtained from certain palms...
3Malaysagusago
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*sagu

Words derived from “saago

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saguEvery word from Malay saguEvery word from Dutch sago
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